He was also a founding member and early president of the Commercial and Press Photographers' Association of Canada.

Filey described Boyd as a meticulous craftsman and record-keeper, whose logbooks donated to the City of Toronto archives, recorded the number, subject and date of over 100,000 negatives for photos he took.

Boyd Jr. then completed an apprenticeship at a commercial firm, before working as a freelance photographer for agricultural journals.

[2] Boyd Jr.'s first assignment at the Globe was photographing the streetcar tracks being laid in front of Union Station.

[2] According to Robert Landsale, as the newspaper's top photographer, Boyd Jr. covered many of the most tumultuous events in Canada's history, and was recognized as a professional who "would go to any lengths to get a shot".